Improvement in faucets



tntr me OSCAR IIANKs, or CINCINNATI, oIIIo.

Letters Petent Neioa'zso, aeted November 29,1870 entedetea November 19,1870.

IMPROVEMENT m FAucE'Ts.

The Schedule referred to lx1-these Letters Patent and making part of thesame.

To alllwhom it 'may conce/rn Beit known that I, OSCAR HANKs, of'Cincinnati, Hamilton county, State of Ohio, have invented a Certain newand useful Improvement in :Faucets and I do hereby declare the followingto be a sufiiciently full, clear, and exact description thereof' toenablc one skilled. in the art to which my invention appertains to makeand use it, reference being had to the accompanying drawing making partof this specification.

My invention consists of afaucet composed of three essential elements,viz., a shell, having au inlet, outlet, and valve-seat, a tubularrevolving rubber-faced valve, either spherical or Cylindrical on theoutside, and a cam-handle for operating the valve.

In-the accompanying drawing- Figure 1 is a vertical section of a faucetembodying my invention.

Fgure2 is a sectional plan ofthe same.

Figure 3 is a perspective view 'of a cam-handle.

Fi gure 4 is a perspective view of the tubular revolving valve when.made cylindrical on the outside. e

Figure 5 is a perspective view of the tubular revolving valve when thesame is made spherical on thc outside.

A is the shelllformed with the inlet-pipe a, outletpipe a', and cap a",the. pipe a project-ing inside and forming the valve-seat in the mannershown.

B is the tubular revolving valve, which rests upon the shelf ordiaphragm a' formed in the shell A.

.The diaphragm a is centrally perforated, for the reception of thecam-handle, and has a large opening formed in it for the passage of thefluid from pipe a. i

The valve B is faced with rubber, b,either iu the manner shown in ligs.l and 5, or as shown in g. 4.

It is tubular, as shown, for the reception of the carnhandle, which isdesigned to work within it, and is at all times frcc to revolve, audbythe frictoual cou- 'tact of the cam inside docs revolve, presenting anew or different part of the periphery ot' the valvevto the seat a ateach closing.

This revolving feature of the valve enables the rubber to wear uniformlyand last a much greater length of time than if the rubber always seatedin thesamc I claim herein as new, and of my' invention-1 The shell A a,tubular revolving-valves B b, and

cam-handle C c, combined and operating substantially iu the manner andfor the purpose specied.

In testimony of which invention, I hereunto set my hand.

Witnesses: l OSCAR HANKS.

FRANK MILLWARD, J. L. WARTMANN.

